Journal oiler



C. H. BALLARD JOURNAL OILER Sept. 23, 1947.

Filed Sept. 8. 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 GZBQZZEIJ INVENTbR.

Patented Sept. 23, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOURNAL OILERCommodore Harrison Ballard, Princeton, W. Va.

Application September 8, 1944, Serial No. 553,238

1 Claim.

This invention relates to means for oiling journals, one of the objectsbeing to provide a means located in the journal box and adapted to beactuated by the rotation of the journal, to apply a lubricant to ajournal intermittently.

A further object is to provide an oiling device of this character whichis simple in construction, is protected by the journal box, is smooth inoperation and permits the elimination of oiled waste, such as commonlyemployed.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed.

In the accompanying drawingsthe preferred form of the invention has beenshown.

In said drawings:

Figure l is a central vertical section through the journal box showingthe present improvements combined therewith, the lubricant applicatorbeing shown by full lines in one position and by dotted lines in anotherposition.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section through the journal box andshows the journal and its bearing partly in section.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section through the wipinghead of the applicator.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Figure 5 is a section on line 55, Figure 3.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, I designates ajournal box of the usual construction, in the upper portion of which ispositioned the usual journal bearing 2 in engagement with the upperportion of the journal 3.

The journal and box are assembled in the usual way and, as shown, thejournal is provided with the usual end collar 4.

The structure constituting the present invention includes a lever 5fulcrumed as at 6 in the support 1 extending upwardly from the bottom ofthe box l This lever has a long arm 8 and a short arm 9. The longarm hasits free end extended between lugs H] extended downwardly from the sidesof the plate l I, having openings I2 therein. A flange I3 is extendedupwardly from the margin of the plate and extends along all sides of theplate. This flange surrounds the surface and holds a pad [4 of highlyabsorbent soft material. The pad can be held detachably to the plate byinserting pins l5 therethrough and through opposed flanges as shownpartly in Figure 5. A pivot pin [6 extends transversely through the endsof arm 8 and through the lugs I3 and serves to hold these partsassembled. The pivot pin is positioned nearer the outer end of plate llthan the other end, so that this plate is slightly over-balanced and,when arm 8 is in the lowermost position the plate will rest on theoffset terminal portion I! of the arm. This is shown by broken lines inFigure 1.

The short arm 9 of the lever has a small roller l8 mounted thereon, thisroller being held in place by any suitable means, such as a nut 19, aspacing washer 20, and a lock washer 2| or the like, by mounting on thethreaded terminal 22 of the short arm.

A cam 23 is bolted or otherwise fastened to the end of the journal andhas a portion 24 projecting beyond the periphery of the journal. Thiscam is located where it can contact and depress the roller 9 once duringeach rotation of the journal 3.

A certifiable lubricant is adapted to be placed in the lower portion ofthe journal box where it can be absorbed by the pads [4 when the pad isin its lowermost position as indicated by broken lines in Figure 1. Asthe journal 3 rotates during the movement of the car, the cam 23 willintermittently engage and depress the roller l8. Each depression willresult in winging arm 8 upwardly and this will apply the pad M to thesurface of the journal. Consequently, said surface will be maintainedlubricated by the successive applications of the pad thereto.

The support I can be built into the bottom portion of the journal box asshown, or, obviously, could be detachably mounted therein, in which caseit would be possible to equip old journal boxe with the presentimprovement.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a journal box and a rotatable journal therein, of asupport within and extending upwardly from the bottom of the journalbox, a lever fulcrumed between its ends in COMMODORE HARRISON BALLARD.

4 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 13,749 Egan Nov. 6, 1855 946,495Coon Jan. 11, 1910 1,906,589 Hennessy May 2, 1933 FOREIGN PATENTS NumberCountry Date 104,176 Austria Sept. 25, 1926 242,570 Great Britain Nov.12, 1925

